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Bald Faced Lying and Litigation | The Halaco Story Episode 2

Watch episode 3 here: https://tinyurl.com/4cnnxh5v Halaco operated on the Oxnard coast for nearly 40 years, spewing toxic particulate matter into the air and discharging toxic wastewater into the adjacent wetland and Pacific Ocean. The industrial site sits up against the Ormond Beach wetlands, one of the last remaining large-scale wetlands along Southern California’s coast. The area is home to many endangered and threatened species and is an important stop-over for migratory birds[1]. The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District received and documented over two hundred complaints from neighbors about noxious fumes during Halaco’s final 12 years in business. In fact, the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District had received more complaints about Halaco than any other company operating in the county as of 2001[2]. Complaints from its first 27 years of operation were not systematically recorded and are no longer accessible[3]. Halaco slipped through the cracks for years, avoiding enforcement from regulators by aggressively litigating against them[4]. After operating in this manner for nearly 40 years, Halaco Engineering Co. was ultimately ordered to cease operations (although they quickly reopened in Tennessee). Halaco’s operations initially caught the attention of lawyer Victoria Clark with the Environmental Defense Center, who noticed that it did not have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit required by the Clean Water Act and was discharging industrial waste into a wetland and a waterway leading to the ocean. Halaco’s day of reckoning finally came in 2001, when the Environmental Defense Center and Santa Barbara Chanellkeeper sued Halaco in state and federal court for violating the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Halaco’s settlement agreement required, among other things, that it submit to random air sampling. After failing the random air sampling, the County DA sentenced the company to probation, requiring continuous air pollution data be sent to the Air Pollution Control District. Halaco once again exceeded the permitted emission limits, violating the terms of its probation. Subsequently, Halaco was required to stop operating immediately. By this time, Halaco had already filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company permanently shut down in late 2004 leaving a legacy of pollution behind[5], only to reopen under a new name in Tennessee. 1) Document 1, pg. ii: https://tinyurl.com/yc5ny8y2 2) Document 6, pg. 7: https://tinyurl.com/3ebcynys 3) Document 8, pg. 12: https://tinyurl.com/yp8a2994 4) Document 7: https://tinyurl.com/y6v2txne 5) Document 1, pg. 3: https://tinyurl.com/yc5ny8y2 In-Video References: Integrated Assessment Halaco Engineering Co.: https://tinyurl.com/yc5ny8y2 EPA Cleanup Activites: https://tinyurl.com/bdzy97yb EPA Overview: https://tinyurl.com/y6y3prss Halaco’s History: https://tinyurl.com/2p9a6y59 Halaco Engineering v. South Central Coast Regional Com: https://tinyurl.com/4yedma4j Halaco Engineering Co. v. Costle: https://tinyurl.com/za3rfzb8 Firm Alleges Trespass by Environmentalists: https://tinyurl.com/y6v2txne Public Health Assessment: https://tinyurl.com/yp8a2994 Click the link below to access the Google Drive library containing reference documents and additional resources. If any links in this description are broken, saved PDF files are available in the document library. https://tinyurl.com/3bpm8rx9 Click the link below to watch the entire Halaco series. https://tinyurl.com/yc3xknwb This series is dedicated to Carmen Ramirez who passed away on August 12, 2022. She was a beloved community leader and champion for environmental justice in Oxnard.